Some Medico-legal Aspects of Traumatic Head Injuries Admitted to Neurosurgery Department at Sohag University Hospitals | ||||
| Ain Shams Journal of Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology | ||||
| Volume 43, Issue 2, July 2024, Page 121-130 PDF (479.42 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ajfm.2024.295900.1139 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
Asmaa mohammed khalaf1; Maha Abdelhamid Hilal 2; Bahaa Ghareeb Alaa-eldien3; Naglaa Gaber Ahmed Diab4; Rasha Elhaddad Ali Mousa  5
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| 1forensic medicine and clinical toxicology department, faculty of medicine, sohag university | ||||
| 2Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology Department, Faculty of Medicine- Sohag University | ||||
| 3Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University. | ||||
| 4Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology Department, Faculty of Medicine- Sohag University, Egypt. | ||||
| 5Department of Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University, Sohag, Egypt. | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Traumatic head injury (THI) is a cause of morbidity and mortality all over the world. This study aimed to explore the medicolegal aspects and the pattern of THI presented to the neurosurgery department at Sohag University Hospital. Methodology: This is a prospective, cross-sectional study that involved 581 cases admitted to neurosurgery department at Sohag University Hospital from July to December 2022. The collected data were patient demographics, characters of trauma, clinical presentation, radiological findings, type of treatment, and outcome. Results: The most affected age group was children under six years old. Males accounted for 72.6% of cases. 84.5 % of head traumas were accidental; falling was the most common cause (44.2%). Mild trauma was denoted in 73.7 % of cases. The most common radiological finding was a fissure fracture (48.9%), and the most common site was the parietal bone (21.5%). Most of the cases were treated conservatively. The largest number of cases experienced good recovery. Conclusion: The present study concluded that THI were common in males from rural areas aged less than six, and the most common cause was falling. Parietal bone fractures were the most common presentation. Most cases had mild presentations with full recovery. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Trauma; Head injuries; Medicolegal; Sohag | ||||
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